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S3862 • 2026

Requires each institution of higher education to designate student parent liaison.

Requires each institution of higher education to designate student parent liaison.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Singer, Robert W.
Last action
2026-03-10
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires each institution of higher education to designate student parent liaison.

Requires each institution of higher education to designate student parent liaison.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires each institution of higher education to designate student parent liaison.
  • Topic: Higher Education Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-10 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires each institution of higher education to designate student parent liaison.
Topic:
Higher Education
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3862

SENATE, No. 3862

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MARCH 10, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� ROBERT W. SINGER

District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires each institution of higher education to
designate student parent liaison.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
concerning student parents at institutions of higher
education and supplementing Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.�

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

����� 1. �a. �Each institution
of higher education shall designate at least one employee to serve as a student
parent liaison.� The student parent liaison shall be responsible for ensuring
that student parents are both aware of and able to access the necessary
services for their academic success.� The student parent liaison shall, at a
minimum, provide information to student parents on the availability of:

����� (1) �academic support
services;

����� (2) �student academic
success strategies; and

����� (3) �any other resources
developed by the institution to meet the unique needs of student parents.�

����� b.� The student parent
liaison shall serve as the primary point of contact for student parents seeking
accommodations or leave related to parenting.

����� c.� Contact information
for the student parent liaison shall be easily accessible through the Internet
website of the institution.�

���� 2.� This act shall take effect
on the first day of the fourth month beginning after the date of enactment.�

STATEMENT

����� This bill directs each
institution of higher education to designate at least one employee to serve as
a student parent liaison.� The student parent liaison is to ensure that student
parents are both aware of and able to access the necessary services for their
academic success.� The student parent liaison is to, at a minimum, provide
information to student parents on the availability of:

����� (1) �academic support
services;

����� (2) �student academic
success strategies; and

����� (3) �any other resources
developed by the institution to meet the unique needs of student parents.�

����� Under the bill, the
student parent liaison is to be the primary point of contact for student
parents seeking accommodations or leave related to parenting.� �Contact
information for the student parent liaison is to be easily accessible through
the Internet website of the institution.�